The Traffic Management Team of Cimahi Police is prepared to be\ndeployed for the Operation Ketupat Lodaya 2026 security operation on\nhomecoming and tourism routes in Cimahi City and West Bandung Regency.\nThey will be on standby to assist homebound travellers and tourists\nwhilst clearing congestion with humanitarian service.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are directing 103 personnel specifically for the traffic\nmanagement team,\u201d said Cimahi Police Chief, AKBP Niko Nurallah Adi Putra\nwhen confirmed on Sunday (15 March 2026).<\/p>\n
He stated that the traffic management team will be deployed across\nthree predetermined zones. These are the northern zone covering the\nLembang, Cisarua and Parongpong areas. In addition to alternative\nhomecoming routes, this area is also predicted to be crowded during the\n2026 Eid holiday.<\/p>\n
Then there is the western zone from Cipatat and Cikalongwetan to the\nPadalarang area, which is the main route for homebound motorcyclists,\nand the eastern zone from Padalarang towards Cimahi City, which is the\nmain access route for those heading to Bandung and East Priangan regions\nsuch as Garut, Tasikmalaya and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are dividing operations across three zones requiring security:\nthe northern zone, then also the western zone and the eastern zone,\u201d\nsaid Niko.<\/p>\n
Besides the traffic management team, police have also prepared\ntraffic engineering schemes in the form of partial one-way systems to\nanticipate congestion during the Eid homecoming surge in Cimahi City,\nWest Bandung Regency and Margaasih. The scheme will be implemented\nwhilst considering conditions on the ground.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course there will be engineering with partial one-way systems\nfrom the North-South direction or from West to East or vice versa,\u201d said\nNiko.<\/p>\n
Police have also mapped routes identified as congestion hotspots\nrequiring special attention based on evaluations from the 2025\nhomecoming period. These are at Pasar Tagog Apu, Cimareme Junction and\nBeatrik Junction.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are three trouble spots requiring concentration. For the\nCimahi area, certainly as mentioned earlier, some trouble spots are less\nabout formal markets but more about impromptu markets,\u201d said Niko.<\/p>\n
Niko stated that more than 600 police personnel are being deployed to\nescort and secure the homecoming and return traffic during Eid 2026 in\nthe Cimahi Police jurisdiction. They will be on duty throughout the\nOperation Ketupat Lodaya 2026 which runs from 13-25 March 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis demonstrates our readiness to manage the Eid holiday or Eid\nal-Fitr 1447 Hijriah celebrations. We have 667 personnel distributed,\nwith operations lasting approximately 13 days,\u201d said Niko.<\/p>\n
Police predict homebound traffic to and through the Cimahi Police\njurisdiction will begin on 14-15 March 2026 due to the implementation of\nwork from anywhere (WFA) policies, and a second wave on 18-19 March 2026\ncoinciding with Nyepi Day.<\/p>\n
\u201cGiven that Monday and Tuesday have WFA policies in place for\napproximately 80 per cent of businesses based in Jakarta, we expect to\nreceive the first wave of homebound travellers starting Friday afternoon\nor possibly Saturday morning,\u201d said Niko.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/police-deploy-103-personnel-to-manage-traffic-congestion-on-homecoming-and-tourism-routes-in-cimahi-west-1773590147", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }